Congress MLAs suspended for the day, Marshaled out

Correspondent, Gandhinagar

All members of main opposition Congress were today suspended for the day from taking part in the the proceedings of the Gujarat legislative assembly by the speaker following their uproarious demonstration in the well of the house.

The Congress MLAs who continued their demonstration with placards demanding resignation of chief minister Mrs Anandiben Patel over alleged corruption in allocation of land near Gir forests to a company run by a said business associate of her daughter Anar Patel, even after their suspension, were later marshaled out.

The uproar started when the speaker denied a resolution by Congress MLA from Prantij Mahendrasinh Baraiya regarding the Gir forest land deal.

Congress MLAs started shouting slogans and showing placards with slogans like’ Hardik jail ma, Anar Mahel ma’ (Hardik is in Jail while Anar is in palaces) and ‘Anar ni mata Bhrashtachar ni data’ (Anar’s mother, corruption’s cause) soon after. They went in to the well of the house. Their slogan shouting continued despite repeated requests from the speaker to return to their seats. Later speaker Ganpat Vasava suspended them for the day.

Later talking to newsmen senior party MLA Shaktisinh Gohil alleged that the speaker did not allow the resolution of Mr. Baraiya in an attempt to hush up the corrupt land deal. ‘But we will take this matter to the people and make them bare,’ he said.

The budget session of the assembly is due to be adjourned sine die on March 31.

– DeshGujarat